Russians trying to hack Contra
Costa elections office alarming

Do we have a reliable voting system? In the fog of controversy, are we losing sight of the central threat to our democracy?

If we want to be sure we have control of our election process, we need to know what happened in Florida. What failed? What voting machines or technology vulnerabilities allowed the Russians to penetrate the system and alter the outcome of the vote?

We must be able to trust the election process. If a method or machine is vulnerable, every state and county should know what to avoid.

We must know our ballots are counted. If necessary for voting security, we can return to paper ballots. And we must increase the voter turnout. This country has an embarrassingly low rate of voter participation.